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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1983
Page
7
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier hosts a Memorial Day ceremony for 47 000 Americans killed in Vietnam and 2 494 missing in action. The event stresses patriotism, welcomes home 650 000 veterans, and condemns earlier mistreatment while honoring those who served.
A group of well heeled motorists used jet helicopter spotters and radar to drive a 400 mile trip from Elgin Illinois to Minong Wisconsin in about five hours repeating speeds near 200 mph at times. The event cost around 100000 dollars, with safety and non racing intentions emphasized. Critics say the venture was not a record but a display of wealth and gadgetry, unlikely to be imitated.
A Marion reader criticizes a May 19 Gazette article for omitting Eugene Fisher by name and for the tone of coverage of the Sandhagen family tragedy. The letter notes Fisher remains in ICU at St. Luke’s and urges more balanced reporting. The same submission includes reunion notices for Jefferson High School Class of 1973 with contact details and a July 2–3 dinner-dance, extended reservations to June 1.
A 15 year Hope College reunion in Holland Michigan prompts reflections on change and continuity. The author notes aging classmates, shifts in careers and seasons, and the gain of perspective from revisiting youth. He urges living each day as a tourist of life to enrich the present.
George Will argues the Supreme Court erred by letting Congress sit on inaction as the IRS expanded charity rules to deny tax exempt status to discriminating schools. He notes Justice Powell’s cautious dissent and warns that the decision risks government orthodoxy over pluralism.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invite private reflections. Don C. Damsteegt of Cedar Rapids is an assistant professor of psychology at Mount Mercy College and a counselor with Brewer and Associates.
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